StrikeFire83
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Okay, well, I should probably start at the beginning. I turned 21 in September of 2004, and the day after my birthday I went out to buy my first handgun. I decided that I wanted a .45, and it came down to a decision between the Ruger P345 and a Springfield GI 1911. The Ruger was about $150 less than the Springfield, and seemed to have fewer “rough edges” and a better fit and finish, although admittedly I didn’t know anything about handguns at that point. So I bought the Ruger and began pistol shooting.
Needless to say the Ruger was a good gun. Only 3 jams in about 1500 rounds, shooting mostly Winchester White Box FMJ and a few hollow points here and there. Nevertheless I was discouraged, I was NEVER able to get very accurate with the gun. I often had a small cluster in the middle of the target, with almost as many “flyers” all over the place. And I almost always shot at about 15-20 yards.
Fast forward to a month ago. I’m pretty dissatisfied with my performance, and decide that I’m a crappy pistol shooter. I read up on small carry 9mms and decide to get a Kahr K9. I bought the K9 with some graduation money and today was my first day to test it out. Well, here are the results at 20 yards, half Winchester White Box and half CCI Blazer aluminum casing. Here are the results:
These results are much better than what I was getting with my Ruger, believe it or not. At this point you’re probably asking why I titled this post a 1911 post. Well, on a whim, I decided that I should try out a 1911 pistol before writing off the .45 ACP cartridge for good. The guy at the range told me that the Kimber was the way to go, and he rented me a very worn and battered rental Kimber Classic. I was not “trying” very hard with this gun, but it just fit my hand so perfectly and seemed so natural.
Here’s what I did with it. Please note that the circled holes were NOT being aimed at the center but rather at the corner targets.
Needless to say I was amazed. Not that these results are that great compared to what many of you pros here can do, but these results are great for me, especially after picking up a foreign gun, and a rental at that, and just shooting it. I just traded the Ruger P345 for a Kimber Custom II, which they tell me is pretty much the exact same gun as the Classic. I can’t wait to get to the range again!
PHEW, that was a long post, thanks for sticking with it. And I welcome everyone’s responses/comments.
Needless to say the Ruger was a good gun. Only 3 jams in about 1500 rounds, shooting mostly Winchester White Box FMJ and a few hollow points here and there. Nevertheless I was discouraged, I was NEVER able to get very accurate with the gun. I often had a small cluster in the middle of the target, with almost as many “flyers” all over the place. And I almost always shot at about 15-20 yards.
Fast forward to a month ago. I’m pretty dissatisfied with my performance, and decide that I’m a crappy pistol shooter. I read up on small carry 9mms and decide to get a Kahr K9. I bought the K9 with some graduation money and today was my first day to test it out. Well, here are the results at 20 yards, half Winchester White Box and half CCI Blazer aluminum casing. Here are the results:
These results are much better than what I was getting with my Ruger, believe it or not. At this point you’re probably asking why I titled this post a 1911 post. Well, on a whim, I decided that I should try out a 1911 pistol before writing off the .45 ACP cartridge for good. The guy at the range told me that the Kimber was the way to go, and he rented me a very worn and battered rental Kimber Classic. I was not “trying” very hard with this gun, but it just fit my hand so perfectly and seemed so natural.
Here’s what I did with it. Please note that the circled holes were NOT being aimed at the center but rather at the corner targets.
Needless to say I was amazed. Not that these results are that great compared to what many of you pros here can do, but these results are great for me, especially after picking up a foreign gun, and a rental at that, and just shooting it. I just traded the Ruger P345 for a Kimber Custom II, which they tell me is pretty much the exact same gun as the Classic. I can’t wait to get to the range again!
PHEW, that was a long post, thanks for sticking with it. And I welcome everyone’s responses/comments.